Basic Income Canada Network advances human-rights based public policy that ensures everyone has enough income to meet basic needs, live with dignity, and participate in society and the economy.
As the need for basic income grows, we are often asked how Canada could best design and pay for it. To answer that, we asked a team to model some fair, effective and feasible options. Our report, Basic Income: Some Policy Options for Canada does just that.
At BICN we are thrilled by the success of the BIG Forum held in May in Ottawa and the positive energy people told us it generated.
As Forum co-lead, we found it truly inspiring to connect with 334 people from across the country and beyond and from diverse organizations, 223 in person and 111 virtually! Missed it? Or want to take the experience forward? Please read the report…and share it. You can also go to the Forum website to learn more and access session recordings and high school contest essays.
It’s time for a basic income
A better, fairer Canada that works for everyone. A future where people can meet their basic needs and live with dignity.
It’s what we all want. And I truly believe it’s within our reach, with your help. We’ve seen how quickly people can turn their life around for the better when a basic income is introduced.
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These Iowans were given $500 a month. Here’s how they spent it.
Axios A universal basic income project in central Iowa found that giving low-income families $500 a month helped them take action to improve their households. Why it matters: While some may assume that people work less if they’re given money, the study
Guaranteeing a basic income is good health policy
The Guardian As a student art therapist working with clients at a community organization, I spend much of my time listening. I hear about people’s lives — their hopes, their worries, their creativity, and what it takes to get through
Anthropic CEO Floats Tax on AI Firms to Fund Universal Income
Bloomberg Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on governments to tax AI companies to fund a universal basic income and introduce employee retention incentives to account for the potential impact the technology could have on the labor market. In a five-point blog
Iowa basic income program generates an outcome not found in other states: high levels of hope
IPR A basic income program in central Iowa gave more than 100 participants monthly $500 payments with no strings attached. A year after the final payments were made, researchers are sharing how that money affected low-income households. The Central Iowa
Basic income can help us avert a dystopian future
The Spec The Basic Income Canada Network (BICN) is organizing the 2026 Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress, happening Aug. 20 to 22 in Toronto, marking BIEN’s 40th anniversary. The event is a testament to how the basic income movement has grown. “Mark
Exploring the Dignity Dividend of a Universal Basic Income
BIEN Individuals experiencing poverty face dual indignity: material deprivation and engagement with stigmatizing social policy. Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often pitched as a dignifying alternative to both challenges. This article presents a 2-year ethnographic investigation within a UBI pilot
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